The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families is pleased to announce that the Child Care Complex Needs Fund application is now available.

The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) recently published the 2021 State of Preschool Yearbook, which shows that Washington was one of only a few states to increase preschool enrollment and spending during the 2020-2021 school year.

DCYF's partners at Performance-based Standards (PbS) measure the agency's work in Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) institutions and compa

Source: Office of Tribal Relations Newsletter

The National Partners Work Group on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) and the MMIW Family Advisors organized a National Week of Action from April 29 to May 5, 2022.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a national movement to raise awareness of individuals living with mental or behavioral health issues and to help reduce stigma. In Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR), DCYF staff put behavioral health at the forefront of providing services and treatment to youth. We accomplish this in several ways:

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) applauds legislators for funding $10.6 million in stipends for youth aging out of the agency’s Extended Foster Care (EFC) program.

Trauma-informed care aims to realize the impact of trauma, understand paths to recovery, recognize signs and symptoms, integrate knowledge about trauma into policies and practices, and actively avoid re-traumatization.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently created a nightmare for transgender youth by directing state officials to open child abuse investigations on families who supported and sought gender-affirming medical care for their children.

A Texas judge blocked this action – for now.